Benestra

Sector: telecommunications

Client: Benestra

Year: 2016

Deal value: confidential

Rothschild, supported by CORPIN, acted as the lead financial advisor to the shareholders of BENESTRA (being a consortium of international private equity firms including Innova Capital, Columbia Capital, HarbourVest Partners, M/C Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners) on the disposal of 100% shares of BENESTRA to Sandberg Capital.

BENESTRA, formerly GTS Slovakia, is a B2B focused national telecommunications operator that provides a comprehensive portfolio of voice, data, internet, and hosting services. The company entered the Slovak market in 1999 and operated under the BENESTRA brand since 2014.

The disposal of BENESTRA represented the last step for the company’s shareholders to close their investments in the GTS Central Europe group which was acquired by Deutsche Telekom AG in 2014.